JPH04241699A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents
Automatic vending machineInfo
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- JPH04241699A JPH04241699A JP291691A JP291691A JPH04241699A JP H04241699 A JPH04241699 A JP H04241699A JP 291691 A JP291691 A JP 291691A JP 291691 A JP291691 A JP 291691A JP H04241699 A JPH04241699 A JP H04241699A
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】0001
【産業上の利用分野】この発明はびん、かん等の容器に
飲料が封入された商品を販売する自動販売機に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine that sells products in which beverages are sealed in containers such as bottles and cans.
【０００２】0002
【従来の技術】容器入り飲料殊に１０００ｃｃを越える
比較的大容量のものを商品として販売する自動販売機で
は図４に示すものが公知である。図において、自動販売
機の本体ケース１は前面に外扉２を備え、内部に商品収
納室３が区画形成されここに水平送りコンベア式商品ラ
ック４が上下多段に設置される。この商品ラック４は販
売信号により矢印Ａの如く水平方向に間欠走行するベル
トコンベア５を備え、このベルトコンベア５上に商品６
が前後一列に並べて収納される。商品ラック４の後方に
はエレベータ７が配設され、このエレベータ７は商品ラ
ック４から搬出される商品６を傾動可能なゴンドラ８に
受け止め下方に搬送する。さらに商品ラック４の下方に
は後端が下限位置の前記ゴンドラ８に臨み前端が外扉２
の商品取出口９に臨む商品シュート１０が配設される。2. Description of the Related Art A vending machine shown in FIG. 4 is known as a vending machine for selling packaged beverages, especially relatively large-capacity beverages exceeding 1000 cc. In the figure, a main body case 1 of the vending machine has an outer door 2 on the front, and a product storage chamber 3 is partitioned inside, in which horizontal conveyor type product racks 4 are installed in multiple stages above and below. This product rack 4 is equipped with a belt conveyor 5 that intermittently runs horizontally as shown by arrow A in response to a sales signal.
are stored in a row from front to back. An elevator 7 is arranged behind the product rack 4, and the elevator 7 receives the product 6 carried out from the product rack 4 into a tiltable gondola 8 and transports it downward. Further, below the product rack 4, the rear end faces the gondola 8 at the lower limit position, and the front end faces the outer door 2.
A product chute 10 facing the product outlet 9 is provided.
【０００３】上記自動販売機は商品ラック４の数に対応
する種類数の商品６が収納される。そして販売信号によ
り指定された商品６が、予めその商品ラック後方位置に
走行待機しているゴンドラ８に送り込まれる。このゴン
ドラ８が下限位置迄走行した後傾動して商品６を商品シ
ュート１０に送り込む。しかして商品６は商品シュート
１０に案内されて商品取出口９に送出され、客の手によ
って取り出される。The above-mentioned vending machine stores the number of types of products 6 corresponding to the number of product racks 4. The product 6 designated by the sales signal is sent to the gondola 8 which is running and waiting in advance at the rear position of the product rack. After the gondola 8 travels to the lower limit position, it tilts to feed the product 6 into the product chute 10. The product 6 is then guided by the product chute 10, delivered to the product takeout port 9, and taken out by the customer's hand.
【０００４】ところで上記自動販売機は販売できる商品
６の種類数が比較的少なく限定される。一方容器入り飲
料の商品は容量及びその種類が非常に多様であり、市場
では前記多様な商品に対応し得る自動販売機の出現が望
まれている。[0004] However, the number of types of products 6 that can be sold by the vending machine is limited to a relatively small number. On the other hand, packaged beverage products are very diverse in capacity and type, and the market is demanding the emergence of vending machines that can handle the variety of products.
【０００５】[0005]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】この発明は前記市場要
求に応え、大客量の商品と共に小客量のものも収容し、
かつ販売できる商品の種類数を大幅に増加させ得る自動
販売機を提供することを目的とする。[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] This invention responds to the above-mentioned market demands by accommodating products with a small customer volume as well as products with a large customer volume.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that can greatly increase the number of types of products that can be sold.
【０００６】[0006]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
に、この発明によれば、容器入り飲料等の商品を販売す
る自動販売機において、本体ケースに区画形成された商
品収納室の上部に、商品を横並びに収納する水平送りコ
ンベア式商品ラックを、又下部に商品を積重ねて収納す
るサーペンタイン形商品ラックをそれぞれ配設するとと
もに、商品ラックの奥に前記水平送りコンベア式商品ラ
ックから搬出された商品を下方送りするエレベータを、
又前記サーペンタイン形商品ラックの下方に前記エレベ
ータから送り込まれた商品及びサーペンタイン形商品ラ
ックから搬出された商品を商品取出口に案内する商品シ
ュートをそれぞれ設置するものとする。[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in a vending machine that sells products such as packaged beverages, an upper part of a product storage chamber partitioned in a main body case is provided. , a horizontal conveyor-type product rack for storing products side by side, and a serpentine-type product rack for stacking and storing products at the bottom are installed, and at the back of the product rack, the product racks that are carried out from the horizontally-feeding conveyor-type product rack are installed. An elevator that transports products downward.
Further, a product chute is installed below the serpentine product rack for guiding the product sent from the elevator and the product taken out from the serpentine product rack to a product takeout port.
【０００７】[0007]
【作用】商品収納室下部にサーペンタイン形商品ラック
を配置することによって前後はもちろん左右にも商品の
複数列収容が可能となり、商品の販売種類数が格段に増
加する。[Function] By arranging the serpentine product rack at the bottom of the product storage room, it is possible to store multiple rows of products not only in the front and back but also on the left and right, thereby significantly increasing the number of products sold.
【０００８】[0008]
【実施例】図１ないし図３はこの発明の実施例を示すも
ので図４と共通あるいは同一の部分は同じ符号で示す。
図１ないし図３において、水平送りコンベア式商品ラッ
ク４は商品収納室３の上部にこの場合上下４段に設置さ
れる。そして商品収納室３の下部には、サーペンタイン
形商品ラック１１が設置される。この商品ラック１１は
比較的小容量の商品６Ａを収容するのに適し、前記商品
６Ａを積重ねて収納する商品転動通路１２をこの場合前
後に３列かつ左右に２列備え６種類の商品６Ａが収容さ
れる。前記商品転動通路１２は上端が商品収納室前面で
開口して商品６Ａの投入口をなし、又下端部には積重ね
て収納される商品６Ａの最下段のものを係止するととも
に販売信号により前記係止を解き商品６Ａを１個ずつ落
下搬出させる商品搬出機構１３が付設される。１５は商
品収納室３の前面を開閉する内扉で、商品通路１５ａが
開口しこの商品通路１５ａにはフラッパ１６が設けられ
ている。１８は内扉１５の背面上に軸支え１９及び支軸
２０を介して吊下げ設置された防盗板である。この防盗
板１８は吊下げ状態より前方側においてのみ回動すると
ともに商品通路１５ａを商品６が支障なく通り抜ける大
きさに規制する。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1 to 3 show embodiments of the present invention, and parts common or identical to those in FIG. 4 are designated by the same reference numerals. 1 to 3, horizontal conveyor type product racks 4 are installed in the upper part of the product storage chamber 3 in four stages, upper and lower. A serpentine product rack 11 is installed at the bottom of the product storage room 3. This product rack 11 is suitable for accommodating relatively small-capacity products 6A, and has a product rolling path 12 for stacking and storing the products 6A, in this case, three rows in the front and back and two rows on the left and right, and six types of products 6A. is accommodated. The product rolling passage 12 has an upper end that opens at the front of the product storage chamber and serves as an inlet for the product 6A, and a lower end that locks the lowest stacked product 6A and also receives a sales signal. A product carrying-out mechanism 13 is attached to release the lock and drop and carry out the products 6A one by one. Reference numeral 15 denotes an inner door that opens and closes the front surface of the product storage chamber 3, which opens into a product passage 15a, and a flapper 16 is provided in the product passage 15a. Reference numeral 18 denotes a theft prevention plate suspended from the back surface of the inner door 15 via a shaft support 19 and a support shaft 20. This anti-theft plate 18 rotates only on the front side from the suspended state, and restricts the product passage 15a to a size that allows the product 6 to pass through without any hindrance.
【０００９】前述の構成において、商品ラック４に収納
された商品６は販売信号に基づいて従来と同様に商品取
出口９に搬出される。又商品ラック１１に収納された商
品６Ａは販売信号に基づいて商品ラック１１から商品シ
ュート１０上に落下搬出され、商品シュート１０に案内
され前記商品６と同様に商品取出口９へ送出される。そ
して図４に示す従来の自動販売機が７種類の商品しか販
売できなかったのに比べ、この自動販売機では１０種類
の商品の販売が可能である。さらに防盗板１８を備える
ことによって、商品取出口９から棒などを差し込み商品
６Ａを無理に落下させて商品６Ａが盗み取られたり、又
上記棒で機内がいたずらされるなどの被害を防止するこ
とができる。In the above-described structure, the products 6 stored in the product rack 4 are carried out to the product outlet 9 in the same manner as in the past based on a sales signal. Also, the product 6A stored in the product rack 11 is dropped from the product rack 11 onto the product chute 10 based on the sales signal, guided to the product chute 10, and sent out to the product takeout port 9 in the same manner as the product 6. While the conventional vending machine shown in FIG. 4 could only sell seven types of products, this vending machine can sell ten types of products. Further, by providing the anti-theft plate 18, it is possible to prevent damage such as the product 6A being stolen by inserting a stick or the like from the product outlet 9 and forcing the product 6A to fall, or the inside of the machine being tampered with with the above-mentioned stick. Can be done.
【００１０】0010
【発明の効果】この発明によれば、容器入り飲料等の商
品を販売する自動販売機において、本体ケースに区画形
成された商品収納室の上部に、商品を横並びに収納する
水平送りコンベア式商品ラックを、又下部に商品を積重
ねて収納するサーペンタイン形商品ラックをそれぞれ配
設するとともに、商品ラックの奥に前記水平送りコンベ
ア式商品ラックから搬出された商品を下方送りするエレ
ベータを、又前記サーペンタイン形商品ラックの下方に
前記エレベータから送り込まれた商品及びサーペンタイ
ン形商品ラックから搬出された商品を商品取出口に案内
する商品シュートをそれぞれ設置するようにしたので、
商品の多様化に対応できて、かつ従来に比べ格段に多種
類の商品を販売できる自動販売機を提供し得る。Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, in a vending machine that sells products such as packaged drinks, there is a horizontal conveyor type product in which products are stored side by side in the upper part of a product storage chamber partitioned into a main body case. A rack and a serpentine-type product rack for stacking and storing products are provided at the bottom, and an elevator is provided at the back of the product rack to transport products taken out from the horizontal conveyor-type product rack downward. Product chutes are installed below the serpentine product rack to guide the products sent in from the elevator and the products taken out from the serpentine product rack to the product outlet.
To provide a vending machine that can cope with the diversification of products and can sell a much wider variety of products than before.
【図１】この発明の実施例を示す自動販売機の断面図[Fig. 1] A cross-sectional view of a vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.
【
図２】この発明の実施例を示す自動販売機の内部正面図[
Figure 2: Internal front view of a vending machine showing an embodiment of this invention
【図３】図１に示すＰ部の拡大断面図[Figure 3] Enlarged sectional view of section P shown in Figure 1
【図４】従来の自動販売機の図１に相当する断面図[Fig. 4] A cross-sectional view of a conventional vending machine corresponding to Fig. 1
１ 本体ケース ３ 商品収納室 ４ 商品ラック ６ 商品 ６Ａ 商品 ７ エレベータ ９ 商品取出口 １０ 商品シュート １１ 商品ラック １８ 防盗板 1 Main body case 3 Product storage room 4 Product rack 6. Product 6A Product 7 Elevator 9 Product outlet 10 Product shoot 11 Product rack 18 Anti-theft board
Claims (2)
機において、本体ケースに区画形成された商品収納室の
上部に、商品を横並びに収納する水平送りコンベア商品
ラックを、又下部に商品を積重ねて収納するサーペンタ
イン形商品ラックをそれぞれ配設するとともに、商品ラ
ックの奥に前記水平送りコンベア式商品ラックから搬出
された商品を下方送りするエレベータを、又前記サーペ
ンタイン形商品ラックの下方に前記エレベータから送り
込まれた商品及びサーペンタイン形商品ラックから搬出
された商品を商品取出口に案内する商品シュートをそれ
ぞれ設置してなることを特徴とする自動販売機。Claim 1: A vending machine that sells products such as packaged beverages, wherein a horizontal feed conveyor product rack for storing products side by side is installed in the upper part of a product storage chamber partitioned in the main body case, and a product rack in the lower part is provided with a horizontal conveyor product rack for storing products side by side. A serpentine product rack for stacking and storing products is provided, and an elevator is installed at the back of each product rack to transport the products taken out from the horizontal conveyor product rack downward. A vending machine characterized by being equipped with product chutes for guiding products sent in from an elevator and products taken out from a serpentine product rack to a product outlet.
収納室を開閉する内扉にかつ商品取出口に臨んで開口す
る商品通路の後方に防盗板を吊下げ設置したことを特徴
とする自動販売機。2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a theft prevention plate is hung from the inner door that opens and closes the product storage chamber and at the rear of the product passage that opens facing the product take-out port. vending machine.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP3002916A JP2894369B2 (en) | 1991-01-16 | 1991-01-16 | vending machine |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP3002916A JP2894369B2 (en) | 1991-01-16 | 1991-01-16 | vending machine |
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| JPH04241699A true JPH04241699A (en) | 1992-08-28 |
| JP2894369B2 JP2894369B2 (en) | 1999-05-24 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6168246B1 (en) | 1998-07-06 | 2001-01-02 | Sanden Corp. | Article providing apparatus which has excellent loading capacity and enables reduction in its installation area |
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